We average within 1 minute for needle core and small biopsies, within 15 for lumpectomy or mastectomy.
Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) HNL Laboratories for Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 Ph: 215-938-3689 Fax: 215-938-3874 Honesty AccouNtability AgiLity CoLlaboration CoMpassion -----Original Message----- From: histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 1:00 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [EXTERNAL] Histonet Digest, Vol 219, Issue 11 Today's Topics: 1. Cold ischemic times (Greg Dobbin) 2. Re: Cold ischemic times (E. Wayne Johnson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:10:01 -0400 From: Greg Dobbin <greg.dob...@gmail.com> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Cold ischemic times This is more of a survey than a question: For those of you tracking and documenting your cold ischemic times for breast tissue (ie time out of body to time sliced [as needed] and immersed in formalin), and I assume most of you are...*what is your average time?* *Background:* *I ask because my director was looking for suggestions for quality indicators to report and while I feel like our cold ischemic average time is impressive at ~17 mins, she says that is pretty standard for everyone.* Thanks, Greg *Greg Dobbin* Chief Technologist - Anatomic Pathology Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charlottetown, PE Canada C1A 8T5 Ph: 902-894-2337 *Everything in moderation...even moderation itself**!* _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
